Abstract

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether there is any effect of the use of dry apricot masks in a dry facial skin care to the increasing of moisture level, and mask Cavendish banana as a control group. The population used in the study was adult women aged 30-45 years old. Number of samples has taken 10 people. Samples were divided into two group: group A is 5 people using a masks dry apricot and goup B are 5 people wearing masks Cavendish banana. Each sample was given treatments twice a week performed 8 times treatment. The method used is the experimental method. The study use study sheet instruments with score in the skin analyzer as a tool that used to determine of moisture level in a dry facial skin care. Results of research conducted test data analysis requirements of normality and homogeneity test. Analysis of the data showed tcounted = 7,037, in a = 0,05 and a significant degree of freedom (df) = 8, so ttable = 1,86 in which tcounted > ttabie, so the null hypothesis (Hq) is rejected. Thus there is the effect of the use of dry apricot mask for dry facial skin moisture.